{"product_id":"the-last-time-i-wore-a-dress-9781573226967","title":"The Last Time I Wore Dress","description":"At fifteen years old, \u003cb\u003eDaphne Scholinski\u003c\/b\u003e was committed to a mental institution and awarded the dubious diagnosis of \"Gender Identity Disorder.\" She spent three years--and over a million dollars of insurance--\"treating\" the problem...with makeup lessons and instructions in how to walk like a girl.Daphne's story--which is, sadly, not that unusual--has already received attention from such shows as \"\u003cb\u003e20\/20\u003c\/b\u003e,\" \"\u003cb\u003eDateline\u003c\/b\u003e,\" \"\u003cb\u003eToday\u003c\/b\u003e,\" and \"\u003cb\u003eLeeza\u003c\/b\u003e.\" But her memoir, bound to become a classic, tells the story in a funny, ironic, unforgettable voice that \"isn't all grim; Scholinski tells her story in beautifully evocative prose and mines her experiences for every last drop of ironic humor, determined to have the last laugh.\" (\u003cb\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaphne Scholinski\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist who lives in San Francisco. She is also an activist who speaks at colleges and universities about psychiatric abuse of gay and lesbian teenagers. She was a speaker at the NGO Conference on Women in Beijing, and her story has appeared on ABC-TV?S 20\/20.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473882812690,"sku":"9781573226967","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_045b85d6-4045-48bb-a92f-3b7468ebfb01.jpg?v=1730205547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-time-i-wore-a-dress-9781573226967","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}